Six conservatory students have been accepted into the 2009 New York String Orchestra Seminar. They are:  Fangyue He '11, ...

Six conservatory students have been accepted into the 2009 New York String Orchestra Seminar. They are:
 

• Fangyue He '11, violin 
• Jiazhi Wang '13, violin
• Cindy Xu '12, viola
• Adrienn Kantor '14, flute
• Renata Rakova '13, clarinet
• Fanya Wyrick-Flax '12, flute (alternate)

The Seminar, established 40 years ago by Alexander Schneider, is now led by violinist and conductor Jaime Laredo. It attracts applicants from among the nation's most prestigious conservatories. In 2008 four participants were Bard Conservatory students. 

The Bard Conservatory will begin to offer a Master of Music degree in Orchestral and Choral Conducting beginning Fall 2010. The Master ...

The Bard Conservatory will begin to offer a Master of Music degree in Orchestral and Choral Conducting beginning Fall 2010.

The Master of Fine Arts degree will be discontinued. 

The Orchestral and Choral Conducting Program of The Bard College Conservatory of Music is a two-year graduate curriculum that culminates in the Master of Music (M.M.) degree. The program equips its graduates with the broad-based skills and experience necessary to meet the special opportunities and challenges of a conducting or conducting-related career in the 21st century.

The program’s two tracks (concentrations)—orchestral conducting and choral conducting—have significant overlap. The program is designed and directed by Harold Farberman (pictured), founder and director of the Conductors Institute at Bard; James Bagwell, director of Bard’s undergraduate Music Program and music director of the Collegiate Chorale and Concert Chorale of New York; and Leon Botstein, president of Bard College and music director of the American Symphony Orchestra and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.

The program balances a respect for established traditions with the flexibility and curiosity needed to keep abreast of evolving musical ideas. In addition to instruction in conducting, the curriculum includes an innovative, four-semester music history sequence (shared by the two tracks), voice lessons and diction for choral conductors, instrument lessons for orchestral conductors, and foreign language study, ear training, and composition for all students.

Unique to the program is its access to the resources of the Concert Chorale of New York and the Collegiate Chorale, and to the Bard Music Festival and other Bard-related musical institutions.

The program is new but built on years of experience. It admits relatively few students each year—approximately 12—to ensure individual attention. Applications are welcome from all who wish to place their love of music at the service of those they conduct, the works they perform, and their audiences.

Application information will be available in early December. 

On Tuesday, December 1 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City James Levine, Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Boston ...

On Tuesday, December 1 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City James Levine, Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will be honored at a Gala evening in celebration of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program of the Bard College Conservatory. Works by Osvaldo Golijov, Stephen Foster, and Aaron Copland will be performed by Dawn Upshaw with graduate vocal arts students.

The program and dinner begins at 7:30 p.m. with cocktails at 6:30 p.m.
For tickets and more information, please contact Ann Gabler at 845-758-7866.
> Link to press release. 

The Conservatory has set aside Friday November 6 and Saturday November 7 for auditions under the Immediate Decision Plan.The Immediate ...

The Conservatory has set aside Friday November 6 and Saturday November 7 for auditions under the Immediate Decision Plan.

The Immediate Decision Plan, or IDP,  provides undergraduate applicants with an opportunity to audition for the Bard Conservatory and to receive an answer the following business day.

IDP is non-binding, and applicants will have until May 1st 2010 to decide upon an offer of admission. The Immediate Decision Plan is recommended for accomplished musicians for whom Bard is a top choice.

To begin the process, simply complete the following form and send it to the Conservatory:
http://www.bard.edu/conservatory/doubledegree/bcom_idp-app.pdf

More information on other undergraduate admission options, including Early Action and Regular Decision, can be found here:
http://www.bard.edu/conservatory/doubledegree/admission.shtml

The application deadline for the Vocal Arts Program is December 1. Auditions will be held February 26-27, 2010.

The application deadline for The Conductors Institute deadline is April 1.

The ongoing collaboration between Carnegie Hall and the Graduate Vocal Arts Program of the Bard College Conservatory of Music has been ...

The ongoing collaboration between Carnegie Hall and the Graduate Vocal Arts Program of the Bard College Conservatory of Music has been profiled in the New York Times. With guidance from Osvaldo Golijov and Dawn Upshaw, this Professional Training Workshop commissions new works from eight young composers tailored specifically to the voices of particular conservatory students. The two-part workshop takes place at Bard College and culminates with three performances--one in the Fisher Center, and two at Carnegie Hall. 

Click here for a review of the concerts. 

The Emerson String Quartet were awarded honorary doctorates at Bard College's one hundred forty-ninth commencement on Saturday May ...

The Emerson String Quartet were awarded honorary doctorates at Bard College's one hundred forty-ninth commencement on Saturday May 23rd. Governor David Paterson delivered the commencement address. Click here for more details. 

From the Top alumnus Shawn Moore '11 was invited to share his experiences at Bard with other From the Top participants. The full text ...

From the Top alumnus Shawn Moore '11 was invited to share his experiences at Bard with other From the Top participants. The full text of his remarks can be read by clicking here.

Fangyue He '11 performed Dmitri Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor on subscription concerts of the American Symphony ...

Fangyue He '11 performed Dmitri Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor on subscription concerts of the American Symphony Orchestra on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. 

Ms. He's appearance with the orchestra is the result of a unique arrangement whereby Bard Conservatory students are chosen, by audition, to appear on the ASO's Fisher Center subscription series. This is the only such partnership in the United States between a conservatory of music and a major professional orchestra. 

Next season the American Symphony Orchestra will feature soprano Ariadne Greif '10, and cellist Jia Cao '10 of the Chimeng Quartet. 

Two Vocal Arts Program students have taken honors at the 2009 Palm Beach Opera Competition. Rie Miyake was the 4th place winner and ...

Two Vocal Arts Program students have taken honors at the 2009 Palm Beach Opera Competition. Rie Miyake was the 4th place winner and received  $6,000; Sung Eun Lee was the 8th place winner and received $3,000. Ms. Miyake, from Japan, is a student of conservatory facutly member Lorraine Nubar. Mr. Lee, from Korea, is a student of conservatory faculty member Patricia Misslin.

Bard Vocal Arts student Sung Eun Lee has been chosen as one of four winners of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera National Council ...

Bard Vocal Arts student Sung Eun Lee has been chosen as one of four winners of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.  On Sunday February 22 he performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra  in the Grand Finals Concert which was broadcast nationwide on the Metropolitan Opera Radio Network. Sung Eun Lee is now in his second year at Bard's Vocal Arts Program, Dawn Upshaw Artistic Director.  Further details are available at http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/auditions/national/

2008 Graduate Vocal Arts Program graduate Yohan Yi has been accepted into the Los Angeles Opera's prestigious Domingo-Thornton Young ...

2008 Graduate Vocal Arts Program graduate Yohan Yi has been accepted into the Los Angeles Opera's prestigious Domingo-Thornton Young Artists Program where he will receive professional training and experience in LA Opera productions.